The men who made the Constitution : lives of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention / John R. Vile.

From the publisher. Few events in the history of the United States were of greater consequence than the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Although most histories have focused on the issues and compromises that dominated the debates, the exchanges were also shaped by the dynamic personalities of the...

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Main Author: Vile, John R.
Language:English
Published: Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013.
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Physical Description:xxxvi, 447 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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